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Proclamation of 1763
proclamation issued by King George lll that forbade the settlement of land beyond the appellation mountains. -
Stamp Act
Britain passes a tax on newspapers legal documents and even playing cards! This is the first major tax enforced on colonists and they become very heated. Colonists are successful at campaigning for the Act's repeal and gives them confidence and a sense of independence. -
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Tea Act
Another imposed tax that angered the colonists -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest done by the Sons of Liberty. Because of the high tax on tea, colonists dressed up as Indians and through tea into the harbor. -
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
This is where the first shots of the Revolution were fired. -
Committee of Five
Thomas Jefferson, James Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R Livingston and Roger Sherman were asked to compose a draft of the Declaration of independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The United States declares independence! The Continental Congress meets to start forming a government. -
The American Crisis
Thomas Paine was a political activist and a revolutionary! He wrote the American Crisis and Common sense to rally the colonists and encourage people the fight in the revolutionary war! -
The Battle at Trenton
The day after Christmas, Washington and his troops sailed across the Delaware to Trenton where they surprised the Hessian troops. This was the first big victory in a while and it gave American troops hope! -
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Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty to end all the wars! Officially giving the United States their independence.
